DOE v. McKAY

No. 83094.

700 N.E.2d 1018 (1998)

183 Ill.2d 272

233 Ill.Dec. 310

John DOE, Appellee, v. Bobbie McKAY, Ph.D., et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Marc Chemers, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago, for Bobbie McKay, Ph. D., Ltd.

Zachary M. Bravos, Law Offices of Zachary M. Bravos, Wheaton, James H. Knippen, Walsh, Knippen, Knight & Diamond, Chartered, Wheaton, for John Doe.

Cynthia G. Bowman, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, amicus curiae for Alliance For The Rights of Children.

Thomas A. Pavlinic, Annapolis, MD, amicus curiae for False Memory Syndrome Foundation.

David P. Meyer, Meyer, Kreuzer & Esp, Wheaton, for other interested parties.


Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

The pseudonymous plaintiff, John Doe, brought the present action in the circuit court of Du Page County seeking damages relating to the psychological treatment rendered to his daughter by the defendants, Bobbie McKay, Ph.D., and McKay's employer, the professional corporation of Bobbie McKay, Ph.D., Ltd. Following a hearing, the trial judge granted the defendants' motions to dismiss various counts of the plaintiff...

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